Mechanically stabilized tetrathiafulvalene radical dimers |
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Authors: | Coskun Ali Spruell Jason M Barin Gokhan Fahrenbach Albert C Forgan Ross S Colvin Michael T Carmieli Raanan Benítez Diego Tkatchouk Ekaterina Friedman Douglas C Sarjeant Amy A Wasielewski Michael R Goddard William A Stoddart J Fraser |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. |
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Abstract: | Two donor-acceptor [3]catenanes-composed of a tetracationic molecular square, cyclobis(paraquat-4,4'-biphenylene), as the π-electron deficient ring and either two tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and 1,5-dioxynaphthalene (DNP) containing macrocycles or two TTF-butadiyne-containing macrocycles as the π-electron rich components-have been investigated in order to study their ability to form TTF radical dimers. It has been proven that the mechanically interlocked nature of the [3]catenanes facilitates the formation of the TTF radical dimers under redox control, allowing an investigation to be performed on these intermolecular interactions in a so-called "molecular flask" under ambient conditions in considerable detail. In addition, it has also been shown that the stability of the TTF radical-cation dimers can be tuned by varying the secondary binding motifs in the [3]catenanes. By replacing the DNP station with a butadiyne group, the distribution of the TTF radical-cation dimer can be changed from 60% to 100%. These findings have been established by several techniques including cyclic voltammetry, spectroelectrochemistry and UV-vis-NIR and EPR spectroscopies, as well as with X-ray diffraction analysis which has provided a range of solid-state crystal structures. The experimental data are also supported by high-level DFT calculations. The results contribute significantly to our fundamental understanding of the interactions within the TTF radical dimers. |
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